Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-duh-vij-oo-uh l]
- /ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-duh-vij-oo-uh l]
- /ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl/
Definitions of individual's word
- noun individual's a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 1
- noun individual's a person: a strange individual. 1
- noun individual's a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item. 1
- noun individual's a group considered as a unit. 1
- noun individual's Biology. a single organism capable of independent existence. a member of a compound organism or colony. 1
- noun individual's Cards. a duplicate-bridge tournament in which each player plays the same number of hands in partnership with every other player, individual scores for each player being kept for each hand. 1
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Origin of individual's
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin indīviduālis, equivalent to Latin indīvidu(us) indivisible (in- in-3 + dīvid(ere) to divide + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Individual's
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
individual's popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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